How we will implement the development strategy

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Implementation partners

In implementing the development strategy, Auckland Council has important regulatory, policy and facilitation roles. The council is also a provider of key infrastructure; stormwater, community facilities, parks and open space.

Water, wastewater and local transport infrastructure is planned for and delivered by two council controlled organisations: Watercare and Auckland Transport.

The council works in partnership with central government agencies to implement infrastructure and plan for growth. The New Zealand Transport Agency, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health are the principal agencies involved.

Auckland Council also works with telecommunications providers, energy providers and other network utility operators that are planning for growth. These include Transpower, Vector and Spark.

In some areas Auckland Council also works with social and community housing providers and development agencies.

Mechanisms used to work together

Sequencing of development in locations where significant growth is anticipated over the next 30 years allows stakeholders to co-ordinate efforts. It also assists investment decisions, through processes such as long-term planning.

Sequencing provides a level of certainty, particularly for infrastructure providers, as to where and when capacity may be required. This recognises that providing bulk infrastructure requires long lead in times to plan, design, and build.

Monitoring is a critical component of implementing the strategy, in order to understand the location and scale of growth over time and how this aligns with what the strategy anticipates.

The scale and complexity of these areas means that aligning land use planning and infrastructure provision is essential to delivering good outcomes.

In existing urban areas specific interventions will be required in development areas as they grow. Interventions may range from regulatory changes and infrastructure investment to public realm improvements and redevelopment of council-owned assets.

In future urban areas structure planning will be undertaken to define land use patterns and required infrastructure specific to each place.

Auckland will progressively move toward managing demand on network infrastructure more effectively. Managing demand enables better use of existing infrastructure and reduces or defers council spend on new infrastructure to cater for growth.